Sailing Ship wrecked 1877 – (Avalanche & Forest, St Andrew’s Memorial Church Pamphlet) See also AVALANCHE. Collision in the Channel, Landing the Survivors from the Avalanche & Forest Illustrated London News – Saturday, September 22nd 1877. SUMMERY: – The AVALANCHE was an iron three masted sailing vessel of 1210 tons built in Aberdeen. The FOREST … Read Article
Schooner – (LARN) Captain F. Wendell. Cargo COAL (& Coke) & Cargo BRICKS. 12 miles S Shambles. BOT: 1883, Appx. Pt. I-VI, p87.
Brigantine – Captain W. Allen. Cargo, Beans. This vessel sank after a collision with Dutch ship VOORLICHTER (LARN) – 15 miles off St Alban’s Head. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1876 Appx. Pts. I-IV p117(317).
Schooner – Captain T. Wood. (LARN) Lyme Regis. Note: Cargo LIMESTONE (Cargo STONE). Refs. Lyme Regis Register of ships 1786 – 1880 & Lloyd’s Register: 1878-9 No. 352(F).
Brig – Captain H. Barden. Cargo COAL and Cargo IRON. (LARN) – Ringstead Bay. Refs. BOT: 1885. & Lloyd’s Register: 1883-4 No. 257(F). Times: Tuesday, December 8, 1885, Issue 31624 – “The Flora, schooner of Faversham from Hartlepool for Weymouth with coal, stranded off Osmington at 12.30am yesterday. Her crew were saved by the Coastguard. … Read Article
Lloyd’s List – Friday 15 May 1812 Brig – Captain Garrethers and crew saved. (LARN) – Chesil Beach, near Abbotsbury. “22 bags of cotton and a small quantity of dyewood were saved from the wreck.” Refs cited Lloyds List: No. 4664 & 4665: 14/05/1812.
The Flirt 1897 – Burton Bradstock On Wednesday, November 23rd, a very strong southerly gale was blowing. There had been a change of weather during the early night, when the Northeast breeze had veered round to a gale from the south. A mountainous sea was soon running, and the wind increased in violence during the … Read Article
Brigantine – Captain J. Lowther. Refs. Southern Times: 16/10/1880; LARN & Lloyd’s Register: 1878-9 No. 251(F).- Weymouth Bay. See also Times
Steamship – Captain J. Sewell. Cargo STEEL (Manufactured). (LARN) Collided with Italian Barque FRATELLI GAGNINO. Crew saved by EMPRESS OF WEYMOUTH. 9 miles SE by S Durleston Head. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn 1883 Appx. I-IV p130(572) & Lloyd’s Register: 1883-4 No. 2(F).
Schooner – Captain J. H. Mulder. Cargo GLASS & Cargo IRON ? (LARN) – Portland. Ref. BOT: Wk Rtn 1881 Appx. Pts. I-IV p92(362).